Attorney general argues for limits on death penalty appeals

Monday, January 23, 2012

Professor Donald E. Wilkes Jr. was quoted in the Argus Leader regarding a bill a prosecutor has introduced to the South Dakota Senate that puts a cap on how often indigent defendants can argue that their court-appointed lawyers are ineffective, and the time frame in which they can make that claim. The article was written by Steve Young and appeared on 1/22/12.